- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- March 23, 1937
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- December 11, 2022
Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer, best known for his work scoring films for director David Lynch, notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1990–1992, 2017), The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive. Badalamenti received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for his "Twin Peaks Theme", and had received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Awards and the Henry Mancini Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Filmography
movieScratching the Surface: A Look Back
2026 · Music
movieJack Paints It Red
2025 · Music
movieMy Weston is My Hero
2024 · Music
movieFaraway Eyes
2021 · Theme Song Performance, Thanks, Original Music Composer
movieKoi
2019 · Music
movieAnt Head
2018 · Music, Sound
movieThe Music of David Lynch
2016 · Self
movieThe Wait
2016 · Music
movieGold Coast
2015 · Original Music Composer
movieTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Original Music Composer
movieStalingrad
2013 · Original Music Composer
movieA Late Quartet
2012 · Original Music Composer
movieA Dream in the Making
2012 · Original Music Composer
movieA Butterfly Kiss
2011 · Original Music Composer
movieA Woman
2010 · Original Music Composer
movie44 Inch Chest
2009 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Edge of Love
2008 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Sound of Lynch
2007
movieSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Self, Music
movieA Slice of Lynch
2007 · Music
movieReturn to 'Twin Peaks'
2007 · Music
movieThe Wicker Man
2006 · Original Music Composer
movieDark Water
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieDominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Original Music Composer
movieUne année au front : dans les coulisses de "Un long dimanche de fiançailles"
2005 · Self, Music
movieLove, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004 · Music
movieA Very Long Engagement
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieBefore the Fall
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieEvilenko
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004 · Self
Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
movieCabin Fever: Beneath the Skin
2004 · Self
movieIndoor Fireworks
2003 · Music
movieCabin Fever
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieResistance
2003 · Original Music Composer
Murder in Scottsdale
movieMurder in Scottsdale
2003 · Music
tvDangerous Liaisons
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieAuto Focus
2002 · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
movieSecretary
2002 · Original Music Composer
movieLathe of Heaven
2002 · Music
movieThe Adversary
2002 · Original Music Composer
movieRabbits
2002 · Original Music Composer
tvRabbits
2002 · Music, Compositor
movieDarkened Room
2002 · Music
movieMysteries of Love
2002 · Self, Original Music Composer
movieCet amour-là
2001 · Original Music Composer
movieStory of a Bad Boy
2001 · Original Music Composer
movieMulholland Drive
2001 · Luigi Castigliane, Original Music Composer
movieJulie Johnson
2001 · Music
movieSuspended Animation
2001 · Original Music Composer
movieA Piece of Eden
2000 · Music
movieThe Beach
2000 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Straight Story
1999 · Original Music Composer
movieForever Mine
1999 · Original Music Composer
movieHoly Smoke
1999 · Original Music Composer
movieArlington Road
1999 · Original Music Composer
moviePretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997 · Self, Music
movieThe Blood Oranges
1997 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieLost Highway
1997 · Original Music Composer
movieThe City of Lost Children
1995 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Music Producer
moviePremonitions Following an Evil Deed
1995 · Music
movieWitch Hunt
1994 · Original Music Composer
movieNaked in New York
1993 · Original Music Composer
moviePaul McCartney: Movin' On
1993 · Self
tvHotel Room
1993 · Music
movieTwin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack
1992 · Music Producer
tvOn the Air
1992 · Piano Player, Orchestrator, Music, Conductor
movieTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Musician
movieThe Comfort of Strangers
1990 · Original Music Composer
movieJonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990 · Self
movieIndustrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990 · Producer, Music Director
movieWild at Heart
1990 · Original Music Composer
tvTwin Peaks
1990 · Original Music Composer
movieTwin Peaks
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
1989 · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
movieWait Until Spring, Bandini
1989 · Original Music Composer
tvCinéma, de notre temps
1989 · Angelo Badalamenti
movieCousins
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieParents
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieDavid Lynch: Don't Look at Me
1989 · Self
movieWeeds
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieTough Guys Don't Dance
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieBlue Velvet
1986 · Piano Player, Original Music Composer
movieLaw and Disorder
1974 · Original Music Composer
movieGordon's War
1973 · Original Music Composer
Love is Strange
movieLove is Strange
— · Sound